Agreed to terms with Saints, 5/1/22…Smith was a four-year letterman for Baylor and played a key role in the program's rise back to the top of the Big 12 in 2021...The Abilene, Texas native finished his career appearing in 42 contests with 18 starts…Switched back to running back for the 2021 season after playing linebacker at coaching staff's request in 2020…Finished career with 269 rushes for 1,647 yards (6.1 avg.) with 12 touchdowns and 14 receptions for 78 yards over his Bear career…During his redshirt senior campaign in 2021, Smith set Baylor's single-season rushing record with 1,621 yards on 257 attempts (6.3 avg.) with 12 touchdowns…Smith also set the Baylor single-season record with nine 100-yard rushing games…Named to the All-Big 12 second-team and was honorable mention Big-12 Offensive Player of the Year…Ranked fifth nationally in rushing yards and led the Big 12...Nominated as a Doak Walker Award semifinalist and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Finalist…Had a career day against BYU, setting career-highs with 188 rushing yards and three touchdowns…Had 148 yards on 20 carries against Oklahoma, including a career-high 75 yard rush…Had a career high 30 carries against Texas Tech…Capped off his college career with 172 rushing yards in a Sugar Bowl victory over the University of Mississippi, sixth-all-time in Sugar Bowl history…Played linebacker in 2020 due to injuries…Appeared in all eight games with four starts and finished with 48 tackles (31 solo) with five tackles for loss and one sack…Had a career-best 13 tackles in his first start with a tackle for loss at Texas Tech…Recorded 12 tackles with four tackles for loss and his first career sack at Oklahoma…Tied a career-high with 13 tackles against Oklahoma State…As a sophomore in 2019, Smith appeared in all 14 games primarily on special teams and as a reserve running back…Finished the year with eight rushes for 35 yards and a touchdown…Also had seven special teams tackles, including a season-high two stops against Oklahoma in the Big 12 championship game…Played in six games in 2018 primarily on special teams…Rushed four times for 11 yards in his only action on offense in his collegiate debut vs. Abilene Christian…Named to Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll for the spring…Redshirted in 2017 due to injury…Played at Abilene (Texas) HS, where he was a two-time member of the All-State team at running back…Rated as the No. 64 running back prospect nationally by 247Sports…Finished as school's all-time leading rusher, amassing 4,955 career yards in 33 games over four seasons…Also set school records with 77 all-purpose touchdowns, 31 games with over 100-yards rushing, 462 career points, seven TDs in a single-contest, and longest rush of 99 yards…Ran for single-game career-best 343 yards on 27 carries as a junior…Graduated with a bachelor's degree in health, kinesiology, and leisure studies.
